KRISTINE HANSEN-CAIN

Hansen-Cain graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha with a BFA and attended the Corcoran School of Art, Washington, DC. She has participated in Anderson Ranch Studio Intensives and is a regular participant in Bemis Benefit Art Auction. She is a current artist mentor with the Girl Scouts of America. Her work is in many national and public collections, including National Indemnity Insurance, The Farnam Autograph Hotel, and the Douglas County Justice Center. Hansen-Cain lives and works in Omaha, NE.

Artist statement: My work, positioned from a bird’s-eye vantage point, invites the viewer to engage with the ordinary and repetitive aspects of our lives. Our daily rhythms are enduring, with an almost spiritual quality to them. This may be because we feel security in what is familiar. Recognizing and elevating the existence of these hidden everyday patterns has the power to expand one’s personal perspective. With this vision, I decontextualize common, shared environments and reconstruct them. By building a renewed awareness of our universal patterns, I aim to create a space for the reflection of self and engagement with community.